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ActiveState Releases First Professional Ruby IDE for Linux and Windows

ActiveState Komodo 3.5 for Perl, Python, PHP, Tcl, and Ruby now available on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.

Vancouver, BC, 11/30/2005

ActiveState, a leading provider of developer tools for dynamic languages, today released Komodo 3.5 for Linux and Windows. Komodo is the first professional integrated development environment (IDE) with full support for the Ruby programming language. ActiveState Komodo 3.5 is an advanced workspace for programming in multiple languages, including Perl, Python, PHP, Tcl, and now Ruby. Komodo 3.5 delivers Ruby features such as Ruby on Rails debugging and multilingual input method editor (IME) support for non-Western languages. ActiveState launched Komodo 3.5, with full Ruby support, for the Mac OS X platform earlier this month. Komodo 3.5 for Solaris will be available in the New Year.

New in Komodo 3.5

• Fully integrated Ruby support. Start coding, testing, and debugging with Komodo's newest killer dynamic language.
• Ruby on Rails debugging. In an industry first, ActiveState Komodo 3.5 makes it possible to debug Ruby on Rails (RoR) applications in a professional IDE.
• Multilingual Input Method Editor (IME) support. Use your standard keyboard to enter complex multibyte characters and symbols, such as French.
• Mac OS X support for version 10.4 "Tiger" and 10.3 "Panther".

Pricing & Availability

Free trials of Komodo 3.5 for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows are available online. Komodo Professional costs $295, and Komodo Personal is $29.95. Existing Komodo 3.x customers qualify for free Komodo licenses for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X. Upgrade pricing for prior releases is $99.95 and $19.95, respectively. Komodo is offered at zero cost for classrooms and teachers through the ActiveState Education License Program. Komodo 3.5 is shipping now on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.